Dutch regulators reject Apple's 3rd-party app payment proposal

Business Standard Dutch regulators reject Apple's 3rd-party app payment proposal

The Netherlands consumer watchdog has rejected Apple's proposed App Store changes to allow dating app developers to use third-party payment systems.

According to the Coalition for App Fairness, Apple's latest proposal for dating-app providers deemed insufficient by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) order.

"Apple's latest proposal to comply with the Dutch ACM order, which requires the company to allow dating app developers to select the in-app or out-of-the-app payment

solution of their choice for the apps they offer in the Dutch Store Front of the App Store, has once again been rejected," the coalition said in a statement late on Monday.

The Dutch regulator has already charged Apple millions in fines and the tech giant could face further penalties.

Apple's proposal, which came 10 weeks after it was required to pay 50 million euros in penalty fines, was rejected because it imposed unnecessary requirements creating friction with the aim to discourage dating app developers from taking advantage of the ACM order.

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